We told the other children in the nursery that Alex might not be well at times. He might fall on the floor and shake,' remembers nursery teacher Shelley Singh. 'Because of this, when we actually had...
Puzzles and puppets can be excellent teaching aids to help children explore their emotions, says Jenny Benjamin Over the past few years a new category of nursery equipment has appeared - products...
Nanny registration was the issue everyone kept returning to at the Professional Nanny conference on 4 October, though many topics were on the agenda. More than 100 nannies made their way to the...
July The first harvests By Mary Whiting, keen gardener and early years consultant It's time to start harvesting your first crops! Pick runner beans when they're about 20cm long. Harvest peas when the...
No two days are the same for Dawn Robson, supervisor of the KidsComeFirst @ Lexden out-of-school club in Essex Monday
The simple ingredients of a successful nursery garden are explored by <B> Jan White </B> , early years development officer at Learning Through Landscapes
No one should be reluctant to get their hands dirty when learning opportunties are abundant, says Penny Tassoni Say the words 'messy play' and most practitioners see images of sticky, drippy little...
Brush up your policy on health and hygiene and share it with parents to reduce illnesses among the children, advises Mary Evans Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, as the saying goes. Another saying...
As Nord Anglia picks up the Jigsaw pieces and Leapfrogs its competitors, <B>Simon Vevers</B> hears what key players think that the latest nursery chain buy-out means for the market as a whole